Where does “umali kayo” come from?
umali kayo (Kankanaey) comes from Kankanaey umali, from Proto-Basque -ali, from Old High German sazzo, from Proto-Germanic *sittjan, from Proto-Germanic sitjaną, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.
umali kayo (Kankanaey): come in, you're welcome to go inside
Definitions
- come in, you're welcome to go inside
Ancestry of “umali kayo”, step by step
umali kayo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Kankanaey umali
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kankanaey | umali | to come, to arrive |
| 2 | Proto-Basque | -ali | — |
| 3 | Old High German | sazzo | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *sittjan | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sitjaną | to sit |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sḗd- | to sit |
via Kankanaey kayo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kankanaey | kayo | — |